El Alma de la Roja
The film looks at different eras in the history of the Spanish football team. Santiago Zannou shows various moments of the Reds’ story, from their beginnings up to now. He receives help from important personalities in Spanish football history such as Di Stefano, Pepe Claramunt, Víctor Muñoz, Luis Suárez, and more recently, Torres, Casillas and Cesc – without forgetting the recent past with Hierro, Luis Enrique and Zubizarreta, among many others.
Spain | 2009 | col and b&w | 82 mins | dir. Santiago Zannou | in Spanish with English subtitles
Followed by a Q&A with Vicente del Bosque, former footballer and current manager of the Spanish National Football Team (winner of the 2010 World Cup). Chaired by Jimmy Burns, journalist and author.
Booking
Fri 17 Feb, 8.45pm
£10, conc. £8
Ciné lumière (17 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2DT)
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